In the match between South Africa and Pakistan, South Africa won the thrilling match by only 1 wicket with Pakistan due to good performance in batting and bowling. After winning this match, South Africa was placed in the first position with 10 points while Pakistan was placed in the 6^th position with 4 points as per the point table of World Cup 2023.

Earlier, Pakistan won the toss and chose to bat first and was all out at 270/10 in 46.4 overs due to great bowling by Tabraiz Shamsi 4/60 (10), Marco Jansen 3/43 (9), Gerald Coetzee 2/42 (7), and Lungi Ngidi 1/45 (7). Saud Shakeel 52 (52), Babar Azam 50 (65), Shadab Khan 43 (36), and Mohammad Rizwan 31 (27) were good batting from the Pakistan side. After this inning, Pakistan set a good target of 271 runs in 50 overs for South Africa to win this match.

During chasing, South Africa lost 9 wickets, reached the target of 271 runs in 47.2 overs, and won the match by 1 wicket with Pakistan due to good batting by Aiden Markram 91 (93), David Miller 29 (33), and Temba Bavuma 28 (27). Shaheen Afridi 3/45 (10), Usama Mir 2/45 (8), Mohammad Wasim Jr 2/50 (10), and Haris Rouf 2/62 (10) were good bowling from the Pakistan side.

Tabraiz Shamsi (SA) 4/60 (10), was declared as the Player of the Match due to his great performance in bowling.